DEDDINGTON PARTNERSHIP FOUNDATION STAGE UNIT

Registered charity 1100275 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DEDDINGTON PRE-SCHOOL

To enhance the development and education of children primarily under statutory school age.

Objects

THE AIMS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL ARE TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PRIMARILY UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS AND BY:(A) OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY, EDUCATION AND CARE FACILITIES, FAMILY LEARNING AND EXTENDED HOURS GROUPS, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT OF PARENTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE ACTIVITIES OF SUCH GROUPS, ENSURING THAT SUCH GROUPS OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL CHILDREN WHATEVER THEIR RACE, CULTURE, RELIGION, MEANS OR ABILITY;(B) ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF THE NEEDS OF SUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PROMOTING PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND RECOGNITION OF SUCH NEEDS IN THE LOCAL AREAS;(C) INSTIGATING AND ADHERING TO AND FURTHERING THE AIMS AND OBJECTS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE. CHERWELL DISTRICT. DEDDINGTON

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income

£331k

Latest spending

£282k

Registered

2003

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a surplus of £48,394 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £128,791. The trustees report that the charity had 49 children in attendance during the academic year. Per the independent examiner's report, no material matters were identified that would cause concern regarding the accounts or the charity's compliance with statutory requirements.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Register events

Received assets from another charity (14/03/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Nicola Jane Haltonchair
Charlotte Elizabeth Welch
Fiona Stilgoe
Katrina Murray-Hundley
Rachel O'Connell
Samantha Brown
Shrene Saleh-Gillett
Suzanne Owen

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£331k	£282k
31/08/2024	£280k	£281k
31/08/2023	£158k	£141k
31/08/2022	£148k	£116k
31/08/2021	£125k	£108k

Common questions

Is DEDDINGTON PARTNERSHIP FOUNDATION STAGE UNIT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a surplus of £48,394 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £128,791. The trustees report that the charity had 49 children in attendance during the academic year. Per the independent examiner's report, no material matters were identified that would cause concern regarding the accounts or the charity's compliance with statutory requirements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE STEVE MORGAN FOUNDATION	1	£185k
JOHN JACKSON CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£320

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST CUTHBERTS PLAYGROUP.

ST CUTHBERTS PLAYGROUP income £146k
FUN 4 KIDZ income £1.2m
THE CAVENDISH SCHOOL CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED income £4.0m
FOR CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE income £1.5m
WEAVERTHORPE PRE-SCHOOL CENTRE income £240k
CHARMINSTER PRE-SCHOOL income £189k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
DEDDINGTON PARTNERSHIP FOUNDATION STAGE UNIT	£331k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ST CUTHBERTS PLAYGROUP FY2025	£146k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
FUN 4 KIDZ FY2025	£1.2m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CAVENDISH SCHOOL CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£4.0m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FOR CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE FY2025	£1.5m	—	0	unclear	1.0%	no doubt
WEAVERTHORPE PRE-SCHOOL CENTRE FY2025	£240k	£33,095	1	above	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.